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Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

The Apple M1 GPU is an integrated graphics card offering 8 cores (1 deactivated core in the entry MacBook Air) designed by Apple and integrated in the Apple M1 SoC. According to Apple it is faster and more energy efficient as competing products (like the Tiger Lake Xe GPU). The peak performance of the high end variant is 2.6 teraflops and thanks to the unified memory architecture it should have fast access to the RAM.

The Apple M1 is manufactured in the modern 5nm process at TSMC and should offer an excellent energy efficiency. According to internal tools, the M1 GPU uses under load approximately 10 Watt (11.5 Watt package power including the RAM).

Apple M1 Series

M1 Max 32-Core GPU compare 32 @ 1.3 GHz512 Bit
M1 Max 24-Core GPU compare 24 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 Pro 16-Core GPU compare 16 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 Pro 14-Core GPU compare 14 @ 1.3 GHz
M1 8-Core GPU 8 @ 1.28 GHz
M1 7-Core GPU compare 7 @ 1.28 GHz
Pipelines8 - unified
Core Speed1278 MHz
Theoretical Performance2.6 TFLOPS FP32
Memory TypeLPDDR4X-4266
Shared Memoryno
Power Consumption10 Watt
technology5 nm
Date of Announcement10.11.2020
CPU in M1 8-Core GPUGPU Base SpeedGPU Boost / Turbo
Apple M18 x 2064 MHz? MHz? MHz

Benchmarks

3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited
min: 7588     avg: 10635     median: 10635 (46%)     max: 13682 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Graphics
min: 35978     avg: 39365     median: 39364.5 (87%)     max: 42751 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited
min: 8911     avg: 9606     median: 9605.5 (48%)     max: 10300 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Graphics
25707 Points (77%)
Cinebench R15
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64 Bit +
Cinebench R15 OpenGL Ref. Match 64 Bit +
GFXBench (DX / GLBenchmark) 2.7
GFXBench T-Rex HD Offscreen C24Z16 +
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 GPU
min: 549301     avg: 598951     median: 598951 (75%)     max: 648601 Points
Power Consumption - GFXBench Aztec Ruins Normal Tier Offscreen Power Consumption 150cd *
min: 16     avg: 16.4     median: 16.5 (6%)     max: 16.6 Watt
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- Range of benchmark values for this graphics card
- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

Game Benchmarks

The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailed information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.

League of Legends: Wild Rift

League of Legends: Wild Rift

2020
ultra
60  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Call of Duty Mobile

Call of Duty Mobile

2020
high
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
59 60 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Genshin Impact

Genshin Impact

2020
ultra
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
Armajet

Armajet

2020
high
59 60 ~ 60 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
19 20 20.5 ~ 20 fps    + Compare
» With most tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
Additional Benchmarks
Very Low Overall Quality (DX11) 1920x1080
low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
ultra 1920x1080
15 15 ~ 15 fps    + Compare
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings low.
low 1280x720
med. 1920x1080
high 1920x1080
ultra 1920x1080
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
PUBG Mobile

PUBG Mobile

2018
low
39  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
high
39 39.9 40 ~ 40 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
ultra
39 44 ~ 42 fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings ultra.
World of Tanks Blitz

World of Tanks Blitz

2018
high
59  fps    + Compare + 📈 Graph
» With all tested laptops playable in detail settings high.
lowmed.highultraQHD4K
League of Legends: Wild Rift60
Call of Duty Mobile6060
Genshin Impact60
Armajet60
Borderlands 3482920
Total War: Three Kingdoms98352215
Shadow of the Tomb Raider69323038
PUBG Mobile394042
World of Tanks Blitz59
Rise of the Tomb Raider39.6
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Notebook reviews with Apple M1 8-Core GPU graphics card

Apple iPad Air 5 2022 Review: Many Yays, Few Nays

Apple iPad Air 5 2022 Review: Many Yays, Few Nays

Apple surprised everybody by putting their fast M1 chip, that we already know from their MacBook Air and iPad Pro, into the brand-new iPad Air. Find out in our ...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 10.90" | 461 g
Apple iMac 24 M1 2021 in review: Does Apple's M1 SoC also convince in the desktop?

Apple iMac 24 M1 2021 in review: Does Apple's M1 SoC also convince in the desktop?

Apple now also uses its own M1 processor for the iMac. The new model with a 23.5-inch 4.5K Retina display replaces the previous 21.5-inch model and is available...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 23.50" | 4.4 kg
Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 Entry (M1, 8GB)

Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 in review: The most affordable M1 is also convincing

Users who already prefer their own peripherals will find a relatively inexpensive and also powerful mini PC with an M1 processor in the Apple Mac Mini. We took ...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | | 1.2 kg
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 tablet review - A Mini LED trump card?

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 tablet review - A Mini LED trump card?

Apple packs everything technically possible into its large 5th generation iPad Pro: A state-of-the-art Mini LED display, an Apple M1 SoC, which has already made...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 12.90" | 682 g
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021) tablet review - The Apple tablet sparks the M1-Turbo

Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021) tablet review - The Apple tablet sparks the M1-Turbo

Unlike its bigger brother, the iPad Pro 11 (2021) does without a MiniLED display and continues to rely on IPS. Above all, the new M1 chipset enables an enormous...
Apple M1 | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | 11.00" | 468 g

Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM): Apple M1, 13.30", 1.3 kg
  Review » Apple MacBook Air 2020 Review: Should you get the more powerful version of the M1 processor?

Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB): Apple M1, 13.30", 1.4 kg
  Review » Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 Laptop Review: The entry-level Pro also gets the M1 performance boost

Apple iPad Air 5 2022: Apple M1, 10.90", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Apple iPad Air 5 2022

Apple iPad Pro 11 2021: Apple M1, 11.00", 0.5 kg
  External Review » Apple iPad Pro 11 2021

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378: Apple M1, 12.90", 0.7 kg
  External Review » Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021

Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM): Apple M1, 13.30", 1.3 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM)

Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB): Apple M1, 13.30", 1.4 kg
  External Review » Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378: Apple M1, 12.90", 0.7 kg
   » iPad Pro 12.9-inch tablet with Apple M1 and cellular connectivity discounted by 38%

Apple iPad Pro 11 2021: Apple M1, 11.00", 0.5 kg
   » iPad Pro 11 with Apple M1 and 2TB of storage gets enormous 50% discount in limited-time tablet sale

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378: Apple M1, 12.90", 0.7 kg
   » Apple M1 iPad Pro 12.9 variants now on sale with steep discounts up to US$800 for limited time

Apple Mac Mini Late 2020 Entry (M1, 8GB): Apple M1, 1.2 kg
   » Apple Mac Mini: The affordable entry into the M1 world

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2021 A2378: Apple M1, 12.90", 0.7 kg
   » Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021): A behemoth that is almost the perfect tablet

Apple iPad Pro 11 2021: Apple M1, 11.00", 0.5 kg
   » Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021): Closer to a laptop than ever before

Apple MacBook Pro 13 Late 2020 M1 Entry (8 / 256 GB): Apple M1, 13.30", 1.4 kg
   » The new Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 is very good, but where are the Pro features compared to the MacBook Air?

   » Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 with more than 20 hours battery runtime, but no performance advantage over the MacBook Air

Apple MacBook Air Late 2020 (M1, 8 Core GPU, 8 GB RAM): Apple M1, 13.30", 1.3 kg
   » Apple MacBook Air 2020 M1 Benchmarks: Should you get 7 or 8 GPU cores?

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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2022-07- 1)